AI Deepfake Video of Influencer Virginia Fonseca Circulates Online

What happened

A deepfake video was created using AI technology that placed Virginia Fonseca's face on another woman's body in sexually explicit scenes.

The video circulated on social media, becoming viral online.

Reported impact

Zé Felipe, Virginia Fonseca's husband, expressed outrage on social media about the fabricated video, questioning why creators would put another person's face on explicit content.

Virginia Fonseca had not publicly announced whether she intended to take legal action against those responsible for creating and distributing the video as of the report date.

Index analysis

The incident reflects concerns about AI manipulation of images and the creation of non-consensual intimate synthetic media targeting public figures.

Classification

Organizations

Virginia Fonseca (victim), Zé Felipe

Category

Harmful and abusive content

Industry

Media, social platforms and marketing

Country

Brazil

Harm status

Actual harm

Intent

Unknown

Timing

Unknown

Harm types

Reputational, Psychological, Human or fundamental rights

Failure modes

Deepfake video

AI systems

Unknown AI deepfake creation tool

Sources and evidence

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